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A MOTORCYCLIST WAS KILLED IN A CRASH IN LAFAYETTE LAST NIGHT. THE DRIVER OF AN EASTBOUND S-U-V ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO DOGWOOD DRIVE FROM EAST WILLOW STREET. THE DRIVER HIT THE MOTORCYCLIST, WHO WAS TRAVELING WEST ON WILLOW. THE MOTORCYCLIST, WHO WASN’T IDENTIFIED, WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AND LATER DIED. THE DRIVER OF THE S-U-V IS NOT SUSPECTED OF BEING IMPAIRED.
A NEW BOARD MEMBER WILL BE APPOINTED TO THE EUNICE HOUSING AUTHORITY. MAYOR SCOTT FONTENOT HAS RECOMMENDED KEVIN BROWN TO TAKE OVER FOR ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER WHO STEPPED DOWN FROM HIS POSITION IN DECEMBER. FONTENOT TOLD KLFY TV IT TOOK A MONTH TO FIND A REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT’S AN UNPAID POSITION. KLFY TV NOTED THAT THEY DID A STORY ON BROWN IN TWENTY-EIGHTEEN IN WHICH HE WAS ACCUSED OF MOVING GRAVES AT MOUNT OLIVE CEMETARY, BUT DISTRICT ATTORNEY DON LANDRY SAYS THERE’S NO RECORD OF BROWN IMPROPERLY MOVING GRAVES.
THE FORMER GENERAL MANAGER OF BEAUREGARD ELECTRIC HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CO-OP. BRIAN ZELENAK WAS HIRED BY THE CO-OP’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS BECAUSE OF HIS EXTENSIVE EXPERTISE IN DEALING WITH COOPS AND ELECTRIC UTILITIES. HOWEVER, HE WAS FIRED BY THE BOARD SHORTLY AFTER HE WAS HIRED. ZELENAK IS SEEKING DAMAGES OVER HOW HE WAS TREATED.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANNOUNCED FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS OF FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT TRAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AT UNIVERSITIES, TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. THE HEALTHCARE EMPLOYMENT REINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY, OR HERO, FUND PROVIDES MATCHING GRANTS TO PROGRAMS THAT WORK TO GROW LOUISIANA’S HEALTHCARE PIPELINE. HEALTH DEPARTMENT UNDERSECRETARY DREW MARANTO SAYS THEY ARE HOPING TO GET APPLICATIONS FROM ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS TO EXPAND PROGRAMS IN HIGH DEMAND WORKFORCE AREAS. THE STATE IS EXPERIENCING A SHORTAGE OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS WHILE THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS IS PREDICTING A SHORTAGE OF NURSES BY TWENTY-THIRTY.
A LAFAYETTE FAMILY IS LEFT PICKING UP THE PIECES AS THEIR FORCED TO START OVER AFTER A FIRE BURNED DOWN THEIR HOME ON JEANETTE STREET. GEORGE FAUST HAS MORE.
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THE SAINT LANDRY PARISH GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED MARK ANTHONY RIGGINS FOR SECOND-DEGREE MURDER. RIGGINS IS ACCUSED OF KILLING MARCUS JAMES HENRY IN SEPTEMBER BY STABBING HIM IN THE BACK. HE IS SET TO BE ARRAIGNED ON FEBRUARY THIRTEENTH. SECOND-DEGREE MURDER CARRIES A MANDATORY SENTENCE OF LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF PROBATION, PAROLE OR SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE.
A COMPANY THAT PROVIDES SECURITY FOR THE CHENNAULT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOLS RECENTLY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY, LEAVING SOME EMPLOYEES WITHOUT PAYCHECKS. STRATIGOS DYNAMICS HAD PROVIDED SECURITY AT CHENNAULT SINCE TWO THOUSAND ONE. THE AIRPORT’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KEVIN MELTON SAYS, AS A TEMPORARY MEASURE, THEY HAVE HIRED THE COMPANY’S SEVEN SECURITY GUARDS AND PUT THEM ON THE AIRPORT’S PAYROLL. MEANWHILE, MELTON SAYS, THEY ARE WORKING ON FINALIZING A CONTRACT WITH A NEW SECURITY COMPANY IN THE COMING WEEKS.
SAINT MARY PARISH DEPUTIES ARRESTED A PATTERSON MAN AFTER MULTIPLE REPORTS OF CAR BURGLARIES. THIRTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD QUANDON FAVORS WAS ARRESTED SUNDAY. HE FACES CHARGES OF BURGLARY FROM A VEHICLE, CRIMINAL TRESPASS, AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF-TAMPERING WITH PROPERTY. FAVORS WAS ALSO WANTED BY PATTERSON POLICE FOR BURGLARY FROM A VEHICLE AND OTHER CHARGES.
